California Senate passes anti-Gmail bill

Reuters: Tightening the Reins on Gmail: "California's state Senate approved the first-of-its-kind bill by a vote of 24-8 to restrict how Mountain View, California-based Google's upcoming free "Gmail" service could work once it is available in wide distribution."

SB 1822 (amended):

This bill would allow a provider of
e-mail or instant messaging services to review, examine, or evaluate
the content of a customer's e-mail or instant messages only if the
review is for the automated and contemporaneous display of an
advertisement to the user and other specified conditions are
satisfied. The bill would provide that its provisions do not prevent
a provider of e-mail or instant messaging services from evaluating
the contents of e-mail or instant messages for specified purposes,
including the removal of malicious programs. The bill would specify
that its provisions do not imply consent to the examination of e-mail
or instant messages if consent is otherwise required

Previously: Gmail privacy kerfuffle